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Character perspectives chart

Point of View

I have been preparing anchor charts for 4th grade this year and thought I'd share some of them! 😊

Characters' perspectives

Ok, I admit it- until I really took the time to do some research this year, I really didn't understand the importance of teaching perspective. I was teaching a specific standard that my kiddos were struggling with, RL.5.6 - Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. I did a lesson on point of view, and my kiddos seemed to understand the basics of it. We did a few activities over the course of a week, and then we dove into our assessment…

Free Resources to Teach Point of View and Perspective by Kristine Nannini - If you are an upper elementary teacher, you're going to LOVE the free ideas, tips, anchor charts, resources, & downloads included here. Click through to see how I teach students to identify, analyze, and compare point of view and perspective. {POV, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grade, first-person, third-person)

Perspective: itt's crucial when teaching point of view. Recreate this ELA anchor chart! Use large paper and gather your kids around. Make the top portion ahead of time. Leave the bottom portion blank and let your students come up with ideas of what shapes perspective. Fill it in as they give you ideas! Follow me on Pinterest for more anchor chart ideas.

Need an anchor chart to teach character traits? Here it is! This anchor chart is based on the book “The Recess Queen”. I use these anchor charts everyday in my class to really engage my students with the skill I am teaching. The anchor charts allow the students to understand what they are learning by using colorful pictures, easy to read phrases and characters that they know. I can customize the anchor charts to any book, character or theme you are interested in. Will be shipped in poster…